A nice big collection of 200 ready-to-use learning center activities.
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Jam-packed with over 200 activities to keep young children actively involved in developmentally appropriate ways. The activities are child-initiated, so children can work and learn at their own level of interest and ability. This essential resource includes information on how to set up 11 learning centers, what skills the children learn by doing the activities and how to simplify the activity for a younger child or make it more difficult for an older child. Most of all, this book is about how to make learning fun and exciting.
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Sharon MacDonald is a frequent keynote or featured speaker and workshop presenter at early childhood conferences. In 1997 she will be leading a training tour of Arkansas, sponsored by the Early Childhood Commission. She also will be conducting a major workshop for the Southern Early Childhood Association in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in March.
Ms. MacDonald has written magazine articles as well as children's books. She co-authored two cover stories, one on art and one on science, for Scholastic's Early Childhood Today magazine. She also co-authored an article which was published in the SECA journal. Her books include the We Learn All About series published by Fearon and three books for DLM/SRA in the Discovering the World series.
Her most recent books are Squish, Sort, Paint & Build published by Gryphon House and Portfolio and Its Use: A Road Map for Assessment published by SECA. She is currently writing a new book on math and science activities for Gryphon House, which will be published in 1998.
Sharon MacDonald, originally from Cleveland, Mississippi, now lives in San Antonio with her husband. George. She has three grown children.
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Sharon MacDonald, M.Ed., has been training teachers throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. Her training workshops and presentations focus on a variety of early childhood topics based on years of classroom experience. With a master's degree in education, Sharon has taught ages ranging from three-year-olds to adults and an inclusion program for children with disabilities. She is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter at early childhood education conferences and has written many magazine articles. Sharon MacDonald, lives in San Antonio, Texas.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Full of ideas for fun preschool centers!,
This review is from: Squish, Sort, Paint, and Build: Over 200 Easy Learning Center Activities (Paperback)
This is a great book for teachers who are using or thinking about using centers. It is divided by center (art, blocks, music, etc.) and each section explains what skills will be learned in that particular center, how to set the centers up and what materials are needed. Each exciting activity is labeled with the approximate age of children who should use the center along with the skills the child will build. Many of the materials needed are objects generally found in the classroom, but are used in ways you probably haven't thought of. This is a fantastic book for preschool teachers!
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great ideas!,
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This review is from: Squish, Sort, Paint, and Build: Over 200 Easy Learning Center Activities (Paperback)
great book for a range of ages and abilities...easily adapted for available materials and using home/school-made tools, etc. can't wait to get back to school!
5 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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WOW,
By John D MacDonald (Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Squish, Sort, Paint, and Build: Over 200 Easy Learning Center Activities (Paperback)
Well, Its safe to say that my mom has done it again. This is my favorite of all her books so far. Its a real winner.
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